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Fair Value Engine
Decision-focused synthesis of expected stock prices combining relative peer multiples and intrinsic models.
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot
K stock price vs PEP: inconclusive
Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
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Decision-focused synthesis of expected stock prices combining relative peer multiples and intrinsic models.
Metric-by-metric
Filter, sort, and scan where each company leads, where gaps are small, and where comparisons are not meaningful.
| Metric | K | PEP | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue growth (YoY) K: FY 2023 -> FY 2024 | PEP: FY 2024 -> FY 2025 | -2.8% | 2.3% | PEP leads by 226.1% Higher Revenue growth |
Gross margin | 33.6% | 54.1% | PEP leads by 38.0% Higher Gross margin |
EBITDA margin | 15.5% | 18.5% | PEP leads by 16.0% Higher EBITDA margin |
EV/Revenue | N/M | N/M | Insufficient data No additional context |
P/E | N/M | N/M | Not comparable Not comparable |
Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6 | 2.5 | PEP leads by 3.7% Lower Net debt / EBITDA |
Statements
Core income statement and balance sheet metrics aligned to the reporting windows.
| Metric | K | Delta vs PEP | PEP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.75B | 86.4% lower | $93.93B |
| Gross profit | $4.28B | 91.6% lower | $50.86B |
| Operating income | $1.87B | 83.7% lower | $11.50B |
| EBITDA | $1.98B | 88.6% lower | $17.34B |
| Net income | $1.34B | 83.7% lower | $8.24B |
| EPS | 3.9 | 35.3% lower | 6.0 |
| Revenue growth | -2.8% | 226.1% lower | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 38.0% lower | 54.1% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 20.0% higher | 12.2% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.5% | 16.0% lower | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 20.1% higher | 8.8% |
Trendline
Track multi-year revenue, earnings, and margin direction before underwriting a rerating.
Price framework
Market cap + debt - cash, shown for the current pair and benchmark median context.
Price framework
Baseline discounted cash flow model estimating total intrinsic firm value first, then bridging to an implied stock price per share.
Risk control
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Comparable set
Place both companies in context relative to a wider comparable universe.
LLM-powered Synthesis
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K trades at an implied P/E-based value that appears reasonable versus PEP’s public multiples, but the case is tempered by K’s weaker growth and lower gross margin despite stronger operating efficiency and ROIC.
If you believe K can reaccelerate revenue growth from -2.8% while sustaining its 20.9% ROIC and 14.7% operating margin, then a hold-to-modestly-positive stance is justified because the implied valuation is near the top of PEP range; otherwise, the much lower DCF range argues for caution.
K’s implied price of $90.25 sits near the top of PEP-implied range of $59.07 to $89.76, suggesting the valuation is not especially cheap on this framework. The DCF range of $31.72 to $42.91 is much lower, which highlights a meaningful disconnect between earnings-multiple valuation and cash-flow-based valuation assumptions.
Supporting Metrics